https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Thu, 21 May 2020 16:10:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0415/1130693-the-1920-munitions-strike-an-unusual-kind-of-strike/100 years ago today, on 20 May 1920, Irish railway workers started refusing to transport British weapons and forces. It was a crucial act of civil resistance in the War of IndependenceWed, 15 Apr 2020 14:32:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0415/1130693-the-1920-munitions-strike-an-unusual-kind-of-strike/https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/edition/2020-05-06Century Ireland reports on the events of May 1920Tue, 19 May 2020 10:44:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/edition/2020-05-06https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0518/1139150-shut-down-the-1920-munitions-strike/It was largest manifestation of passive resistance during the War of Independence. What effect did the Munitions Strike and the British response have on the railways of Ireland - and the people who relied on them?Mon, 18 May 2020 16:06:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0518/1139150-shut-down-the-1920-munitions-strike/https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0511/1137668-soviets-and-solidarity-labour-during-the-war-of-independence/The struggle for independence wasn't the only fight taking place in Ireland from 1919 to 1921. Peter Rigney explainsMon, 11 May 2020 10:15:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0511/1137668-soviets-and-solidarity-labour-during-the-war-of-independence/https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0511/1137689-under-attack-the-burning-of-co-operative-creameries/Mon, 11 May 2020 11:04:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/munitions-strike/2020/0511/1137689-under-attack-the-burning-of-co-operative-creameries/